Olmert: Blockade ends when force lands
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told a visiting U.N. envoy Tuesday that Israel will lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon once an international peacekeeping force is deployed along Lebanon’s borders. He laid down the Israeli position during talks with U.N. envoy Terje Roed-Larsen, who told the prime minister that Secretary-General Kofi Annan will visit the region next week. Full Story